Only those applications or add-ons that you wish to install are downloaded.

A change to our default password rules, making Skype user-passwords more secure.

Existing passwords will still work, however when creating a new account, or changing a password, the new rules will apply, including minimum length, allowed characters, inclusion of numbers and capital letters, etc.

This feature is available when using the Find friends / Import contacts feature – when you generate an email to people you know, they will have a contact request waiting for them when they sign into Skype for the first time.